A situation or a statement that seems to contradict itself, but on closer inspection, does not-

Paradox: (কূটাভাস; যে উক্তি আপাতদৃষ্টিতে স্ববিরোধী মনে হলেও সত্যবর্জিত নয়)
A self-contradictory statement that hides a rational meaning.
Ex: ''Sweet are the uses of adversity''.

Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman